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Memo: sugar free Red Bull makes your blood 'sticky'

And in the "people drink sugar free Red Bull?" department, here's some potentially disturbing news:

An Australian study found the sugar free version of the caffeine-loaded beverage causes the blood to become sticky and increases the chance of a life threatening clot.

Dr Scott Willoughby, who tested the drink on students, said: “One hour after they drank Red Bull, their blood systems were no longer normal. They were abnormal like we would expect in a patient with cardiovascular disease.

“If you add in other risk factors for cardiovascular disease - stress or high blood pressure - this could be potentially deadly.”

Thank god the sugar-full version is completely and thoroughly healthy and good and proper and righteous and everything one could hope for in a can full of wakey-wakey deliciousness, whew! I love, of course, that they "tested the drink on students." Perfect!

In other health news, other things you might enjoy are probably killing you as well. Film at eleven, et cetera.

Posted By Scotto at 2008-08-19 00:24:37 permalink | comments
Tags: red bull caffeine DEATH IN A FRICKIN' CAN
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NSS. : 2010-08-18 22:30:55
Well I had the Sugar Full version of red bull and shockingly some blood came out while I was coughing after a sleepless night. I don't know whether any of you came across such problem, but I'm going to consult a doctor. Who knows whether it's tuberculosis or cancer maybe. Soon I'll be able to find out. So anyways....
misty. : 2009-10-01 15:45:41
sugar free red bull is yummy
jamesk : 2008-08-19 23:09:24
Red Bull: a color, a stimulant, and an mammal, all mixed into a marketing plan. Shamanic genius!
Felix : 2008-08-19 16:33:12
mmmm....cough syrup
new ad campaign. : 2008-08-19 12:45:17
Red Bull gives you theatrical blooooooooooood!

Red Bull makes you jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaam!

Or have some sport rowing going on - stroke! stroke! stroke!

gives you thrombosisssss!, apparently. : 2008-08-19 12:27:03
It also tastes like cough syrup, and as an energy drink is rubbish anyway - although better than most of those overpriced fancylooking cans of sugarwater. You're paying for the designers to make nice looking cans.
moddoctor. : 2008-08-19 09:37:02
I have been after a text version of the study for days and haven't had any results. I routinely write about irresponsible press coverage of health related topics and frankly, this reporting is a mess. The statement, "their blood systems were no longer normal. " is meaningless medically speaking.

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